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"Recent activity" sort added
Edit: I decided to change it from "Recent activity" to just "Activity".
As mentioned in the post over the weekend, I've added a new sorting option now: "recent activity". This behaves kind of like a forum, where active topics (ones getting new comments) will keep coming back up to the top of the list. I haven't added any specific protections like @cfabbro suggested in that thread, but I will if it seems necessary to prevent excessive "bumping".
I'm considering making this the default sort while the site's overall activity is still pretty low, but haven't done it just yet. Let me know what you think of it, and if you notice any weirdness.
<Makes new comment on old post>
<sees it on recent activity>
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<sees post gone from recent activity>
"Damnit... outsmarted again." ;)
Looks good and works good so far... I don't know about making it default though since it will reduce the amount of people visiting the Newest tab which is pretty critical they continue to do even as we grow. That's why I suggested that new/activity hybrid which I think could work well as the permanent default.